In 2022/23 the UK government spent approximately 12.4 billion British pounds on employment and support allowances, compared with 13.7 billion in the previous year.
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million GBP
2022/23
12,419
2021/22
13,748
2020/21
14,445
2019/20
15,834
2018/19
17,708
2017/18
18,329
2016/17
18,001
2015/16
17,678
2014/15
16,016
2013/14
13,174
2012/13
8,736
2011/12
4,659
2010/11
2,977
2009/10
1,719
2008/09
175
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (April 25, 2023). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP)." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2023). Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Government Expenditure on Employment and Support Allowances in The United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/ (last visited July 03, 2024)
Government expenditure on employment and support allowances in the United Kingdom from 2008/09 to 2022/23 (in million GBP) [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284445/uk-employment-support-expenditure/